Tag: experimental

Slow Blow

December 4, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Sydney reflections Sorry guys and gals, Snapshots and Needle Drops has been taking a brief and unintentional hiatus. Fortunately, I’ve been taking loads of Snapshots-worthy pics and Emily is on deck waiting to publish another stellar post next week. The photo above was taken the night I ran Sydney’s City2Surf. To read about my amazing time in that that epic race, click here. Wolf Alice is a relatively new north-London band who released their debut EP this past October. This song […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, British, Dreamwave, Experimental, Indie, Post-Punk, Unreleased • Tags: album release, alternative, art rock, British, dreamwave, experimental, indie, music, photography, Sydney, travel

The Echo from the Mountain

October 7, 2013 by ebembo

View from the Ubisoft rooftop terrace in Montreal Pop Montreal has come and gone in a flash. This year’s line-up was particularly strong and the festival was made all the better by gorgeous, unseasonably warm weather. As is often the case at Pop, deciding which concert to see when there are so many amazing acts playing at the same time proved to be especially challenging. But there was one show in particular that I knew, hands-down, I would not miss: […]

Categories: Canadian, Concert Pics, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Pop, singer-songwriter • Tags: art folk, Canadian, concert photos, experimental, festival, folk, indie, indie folk, indie pop, music festival, night photography, photography, pop, Pop Montreal, Swedish, Thus:Owls

The Nature of a Renaissance Girl

September 30, 2013 by ebembo

It is my pleasure to be back with yet another SS&ND guest blog! Oh Land’s “Renaissance Girls” is like an updated version of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl”; a 21st century tongue-in-cheek take on femininity – short bangs and all! If the mid-90s were about ironically playing on the “dumb blonde” stereotype (in addition to Gwen Stefani, we had Buffy and Cher Horowitz , to name a few), the 2010s have been about addressing the expectation that girls be all things […]

Categories: 90s, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, Pop, singer-songwriter • Tags: American, Danish, electronic, electropop, experimental, fun, indie, music, Oh Land, photography, pop

Mashup Mania

June 17, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“I quote from others to better express myself.” – Michel de Montaigne With the emergence of digital sound technology, increasing connectivity and availability, sampling has become a constant in modern musical genres. The digital synthesizer and the internet have made conversations over music intellectual property a never-ending debate. I can certainly sympathize with the artist who wants to protect the originality of their work and ensure payment of royalties. However, there is a popular argument that rises every time some […]

Categories: 80s, Alternative, British, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, Mashups, New Wave, Pop, Remix, Rock, Sample, Synthpop, Trip Hop, Unsigned • Tags: double exposure, experimental, indie, Mashups, music, musical evolution, photography

Sun rising behind Temple of Kukulkan/El Castillo in Chichen Itza, Mexico 2012

Dissolve Me

June 10, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Temple of Kukulkan, Chichén Itzá, Mexico All week I’ve been thinking up a completely, mindblowingly awesome post- it didn’t happen. Sorry kids, time has once again escaped me, as it has done so frequently since moving to Australia. This photo was taken on an amazing trip to the Yucatan peninsula. The history major in me was on an all-time high as we explored some of the most significant sights of the Mayan civilization: Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Cobá and Tulum. I’m sure […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, British, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, art rock, British, experimental, History, indie, Mayans, Mexico, music, new wave, photography, psychedelic, Rock, ruins, temples, travel

Moos and Grooves: Part Twos

May 6, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The adventure continues! After our first three acts, we decided that it wasn’t absolutely necessary to be in the crowd for Alpine. So we went out to pasture. Pas de <<moshing.>> SILENT DISCO. Amazing. You are given headphones and then get to flick back and forth between two live DJs vying for your aural attention. Most often one DJ would come out on top ie. when one played “Thrift Shop” or “Jump Around” (second playing of House of Pain that […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, British, Canadian, Concert Pics, Dance, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, Australia, Australian music, British Music, Canadian music, Canberra, Candian, concert, concert photos, dance, dreamwave, electronic, electropop, experimental, festival, Groovin the Moo, GTM, music, music festival, new wave, photography, pop, psychedelic, Rock, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, The Temper Trap

Sparkling water silhouette Muskoka shadow dog

That Expectedly, Unexpected Sound

April 15, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The stunning ST a ‘Sparkling Hour‘ in Muskoka Dulling the pain created by the release of Osheaga’s 2013 line-up and the acceptance that I won’t be attending this year is the anticipation of going to the Australian music festival called ‘Groovin the Moo” in two weeks! Groovin’ the Moo has stacked the deck with awesome bands from Australia. And Australia, if you haven’t noticed, has recently been flooding the market with killer new acts. Today’s feature is a band that […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Post-Punk, Synthpop • Tags: Alpine, alternative, Australian, Canada, cottage, dog, dreamwave, electric, electropop, entertainment, experimental, Groovin the Moo, indie, lake, music, music festival, Muskoka, new wave, photo, photography, pics, pop, post-punk, summer, Synthpop

wave crashing against water-smoothed tree on Mexican beach

Vamps from Ipa’hema’

March 19, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Tulum (Mexico) beach at sunrise D’ya get it? Vamps from Ipahema. Judge me all you want, but I am shamefully proud of that title. Now that the incredible Osheaga lineup has been announced- even though there is next-to-nil chance I’ll be attending this year- bands will subsequently fall into one of two camps: those that are playing at Osheaga and those that are not. Today we feature Vampire Weekend who are not only playing in Parc-Jean Drapeau this summer, but […]

Categories: Baroque Pop, Caribbean, Dreamwave, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Rock, Synthpop, World • Tags: baroque pop, beach, dreamwave, electropop, experimental, indie, Mexico, music, new music, new release, new single, new wave, Osheaga, osheaga music festival, photography, photos, pop, Rock, Synthpop, Tulum, tulum mexico, Vampire Weekend, world

Top of the Drops 2012

December 30, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Music and I got off to a rocky start in 2012. Most of the new releases from early 2012 left me underwhelmed. Everyone seemed to be wrapped up in a big electro-techno wave that I was not whole-heartedly on board for. While I see these genres as great platforms for creativity and modernity, the majority of it does little to captivate me. This disheartened attitude took a turn for the better in the summer when I started discovering amazing new […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, anti-folk, British, Canadian, Dance, Electropop, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Lists, Pop, Rock, Sample, singer-songwriter, Soul, Synthpop, Unsigned • Tags: 2012, Acoustic, alternative, Americana, best of, best of 2012, British, Canadian, dance, electropop, entertainment, experimental, folk, indie, list, music, photography, photos, pop, Rock, singer-songwriter, soul